{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68d49d36826776877c36bf54/6aba497f8ec4e79ce6cb1c24?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Season 2 Episode 5 - Doomsday at the Etihad","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68d49d36826776877c36bf54/1790593368176-b3b09d87-e4c2-473e-b801-237c12f5dbcd.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>We don&#39;t normally record during the international break, but when Manchester City get found guilty on 114 of the 115 charges, you make an exception.</p><p><br></p><p>In this special episode, Dave, Paul and Adam break down what City were actually charged with, why Dave is calling it pure fraud, and how City escaped UEFA on a technicality last time. Paul makes the case that modern football isn&#39;t built for new clubs to break into the elite, sparking a debate on salary caps and whether City could have done it the slow way.</p><p><br></p><p>Then the big question: what&#39;s the right punishment? Fines, transfer bans, expulsion, points deductions or stripping titles, the boys go through them all. Paul puts a number on the points deduction, Dave explains why sending City down isn&#39;t as simple as it sounds, and Adam brings up Lance Armstrong and the Melbourne Storm.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus: Did Pep know? Will City still be in the Premier League by May? And the argument of the night: did Chelsea cheat? Paul says no. Dave has thoughts. Lots of them.</p><p><br></p><p>Oh, and Paul has discovered Instagram collabs.</p>","author_name":"Dave and Paul Talk Football"}